A Gift of Speech Blog
Welcome! I am a Speech-Language Pathologist and I work in both the school setting as well as private practice. I love making speech therapy both fun and functional. I like to call my speech sessions FUNctional! I am passionate about AAC and CAS. I also love to help a kiddo get that persnickety r or s. I look forward to sharing speech therapy activities, research about AAC, therapy strategies, and more! So let’s TALK BACK!
Modeling and AAC
Modeling is an effective strategy that can be used by Speech-language pathologists (SLPs),...
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Building an AAC Team
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is an invaluable tool to support communication....
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AAC: Personalizing CORE & FRINGE
Core vocabulary consists of the top 100-300 words used across languages and contexts. It is the...
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Surfing and AAC
Surfing and AAC! I know what you are thinking? What could surfing or AAC or augmentative and...
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YouTube and AAC
Having fun with YouTube and AAC I am always exploring fun and naturalistic ways to model and teach...
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Ready, set, and go for AAC
In my post on functional core vocabulary, I shared the importance of your vocabulary choices for...
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Great Apps for Practicing Articulation
I use Great Apps for Practicing Articulation Let’s talk about great apps for practicing...
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Print and Go Activities for Speech Therapy
Not enough time? Thematic speech therapy units and print and go activities are about FINDING...
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Using Candy Land as a Speech Therapy Tool
Using Candy Land as a Speech Therapy Tool I love board games because they can target so many...
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Create a Scene
Create a Scene Boom Cards are one of my favorite tools to design because they target multiple...
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Back to School
Are you ready for back to school??? I still have a few weeks, so I am easing back into school plans.
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Boom Cards you are my only hope
Princess Leia says “Boom Cards™ your my only hope”
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